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.. J. GRAVES. SHEET METAL SADIRON HOLDER.

Patented June 23, 1896.

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Nrin STATES JOI-IN GRAVES, OF BROOKLYN, NE? YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS-SIGNMENTS, TO THE NATIONAL VVROUGHT STEEL MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY.

SHEET-METAL SAD-lRON HOLDER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,394, dated June23, 1896. Application filed November 30, 1894. Serial No. 530,516.(Model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN GRAVES, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Metal Sad-IronHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sheet-metal sadiron holders.

In respect of cheapness, ease of construction, and lightness,sheet-metal sad-iron holders possess great advantages over the castironholders heretofore made. But in order that these advantages may berealized it is indispensable that the sheet metal holder shall be soshaped and formed that it will be provided with stiffening flanges andcorrugations, for otherwise the sheet metal, when heated by thesad-iron, will become so flexible as to be distorted out of shape andruined. I attain the requisite stiffness first by providing the holderwith flanges at the sides and end which run into the legs of the holder;second, by providing the top of the holder with corrugations which runparallel to the periphery and crosswise of the top; third, by giving tothe legs a curved shape.

Referring to the drawings which accompany the specification, Figure 1 isa plan of the metal blank before the same is stamped.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the finished sad-iron holder.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same on the Fig. 4c is a longitudinalsection on the line y y of the same. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of one ofthe rear legs, taken about midway of the height of the leg; and Fig. 6is a cross-section of the front leg, taken at a similar position.

A sheet of metal, as mild steel, is cut into a blank A, having the samegeneral contour as the finished article. The blank is then put in a die,and at a single operation is stamped complete, with the top CL, rims orflanges b c, corrugations d e, and legs f f 9 all in one piece. Theflanges b are preferably turned upward to form a rim, and extend allaround the long sides of the holder and down into the legs, as shown.The flange 0 across the broad end of the holder is preferably downwardto facilitate putting the sad-iron on and taking it off the holder, andalso runs into the legs, as shown. Said flanges 12 c extend practicallycontinuously around the article and stiffen the periphery bothlengthwise and crosswise. Of course said flanges h 0 could be all turnedup or down, but I prefer the arrangement described.

The corrugations d 6 respectively stiffen the top a lengthwise andcrosswise, so that when heated said top cannot bend down under theweight of the iron. Said corrugations cl run at each side down into therear legs f f. I prefer to arrange said corrugations cl 6 approximatelyparallel to the periphery, as shown.

, The front leg g is formed with sides g, bent or curved at an angleeach to each corre sponding with the angle of the point of the top a,and the corrugations d d by running down into the legs f f greatlystiffen them.

By the method of construction described thin steel can be employed inthe holders, and made to have such stiffness as to endure great weightsand be unaffected by the sad-iron even when highly heated.

Now, having described my improvement, I claim as my invention- Asheet-metal sad-iron holder having flanges at the long sides of the topand across the rear end, corrugations in said top sub stantiallyparallel with said long sides, a front leg provided with sides turneddown from the top and meeting at an angle, and rear legs turned downfromthe top and provided with corrugations similar to those in the top,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 24th day of October, 1894.

JOHN GRAVES.

WVitnesses:

Enw. l-I. WEBER, I LOUIS MONJO.

